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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 2038

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PhilippinesJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%0102030405060708090100MaleFemale

Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.

Philippines and Japan compared

In 2038, the Philippines has a population of 127.7 million and Japan 113.8 million; the Philippines is about 1.1 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 8.4% in the Philippines and 33.9% in Japan, 25.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 32.1 years in the Philippines and 53.8 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.78 in the Philippines and 1.31 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 71.7 years in the Philippines and 86.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 5.1% and that of Japan to shrink by 7.7% compared with 2038.

GDP per person is $4,171 in the Philippines (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2038)

PhilippinesJapan
Population127.7 million113.8 million
Aged 0–1421.4%10.2%
Aged 15–6470.3%55.9%
Aged 65+8.4%33.9%
Median age32.1 yrs53.8 yrs
Old-age dependency11.960.6
Total fertility rate1.781.31
Life expectancy71.7 yrs86.8 yrs
Population growth+0.59%-0.65%
Net migration (per year)-110,119+121,736
GDP$487B (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$4,171 (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment2.2% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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